Pantepui


 * 1) ecosystem fo the Guiana Region, 1300-3000 m high, predominantly on Precambrian sandstones table mountains

Etymology
pan (all) from Pemon language tepui for mesa

Related terms
Pantepui flora included 10 % orchids, Melastomaceae, Asteraceae, Rubiaceae, and Bromeliaceae

Pantepui province comprises 50 summits that lies between 1500-3015 m in elevation

Links
Huber O. 1977 Vegetación y flora de Pantepui Acta botanica brasilica 1(2):suppl 1 41-52 PDF Spanish with English summary